Grants and Contributions:

Collaborative Cross-Sectoral Strategies Advancing Equality for Expectant Homeless and At-Risk Youth, Women and their Babies

AB21273

$119,079.00

Oct 18, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Emma Maternity House Society will achieve this by forming an advisory committee comprised of key multi-sectoral stakeholders; engaging community leaders, service providers, government officials, and women with lived experience from across Alberta in discussions on the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on homeless pregnant women; compiling and analyzing research and stakeholder feedback to develop recommendations and strategies for combating identified predominant barriers to equality; and conducting a symposium to broadly share project findings, highlight best practices, and mobilize support across sectors for resources, policies, and practices that are inclusive and take an intersectional approach. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality. Women with lived experience will be involved in each component of the project. The project will culminate with influential stakeholders and decision makers from across Alberta being brought together to advance solutions and formalize systemic change commitments to support at-risk pregnant youth and women towards a recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Calgary, Alberta, CA T2N 1W9

001-2021-2022-Q3-00007

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Decrease of agreement value

Feb 29, 2024

Emma Maternity House Society

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.